About Me

Every women should have a place to go back when life overwhelms her, then again there are some of us who has no place to go back. Who aches for that place where we spend wonderful years growing up,a place that is so near yet so far away. When going back is not possible then you could open that little chest, like the one they sell at Ikea with so many small drawers that hold your memories, your dreams, your hopes and the story of your life. This is my story. It is not remarkable, may be just a plain ordinary story, but my soul is there and I am inviting you to be a part of that story.

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Christmas recipes

Every year on the first day of Nov, I soak the fruits for the christmas cake. You may ask Why Nov 1st?2 reasons.The first one: Kerala celebrates Kerala day on that day and being a malayalee I celebrate Kerala dayThe other reason is, it is the perunnal(festival) of Parumala Thirumeni, patron saint of Jacobite Christians.I usually soak 1.5 kg of mixed fruit in 2 cups of rum.

I bake the cake on the 1st of december and from then on, every week I pour a tbl spn of rum on top of the cake till Christmas..( did I tell you, my kids are normally well behaved and extremely sleepy after eating the christmas cake??)

This year, I am taking my oldest daughter through a culinary journey of the Christmas of my childhood..I remember having vattayappam, pal appam, stew, orappam, kuzhalappam, achappam and ofcourse Christmas cake every christmas as a child.Join me as I make all the wonderful goodies and celebrate another year of peace and happiness

5 comments:

Techno: Orappam is the best part of malayalee dessert.. It is made out of coconut milk and something like halva..but much easier than halwa..My oldest daughter is 8 yrs old and is starting to ask about her identity.. She wants to know more about Kerala and our culture..